American Horror Story Writer Confirms Fan Theory

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Season 4 will "roughly" follow a carnival theme.

By Jared Larson

As anyone who is remotely aware of American Horror Story knows, the show is an anthology series that follows a wildly different horror concept each season with new characters. From haunted houses to asylums to witches (and even a little bit of sci-fi), the first three seasons have covered a large swath of horror tropes. So, at the end of each contained story, the first question that naturally springs up is "What's next season going to be about?"

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Towards the end of Coven -- the most recent season's subtitle -- showrunner Ryan Murphy (Glee) hinted that season 4 will take place in the 1950s. Despite the lack of any concrete details, expertly crafted fan posters for "American Horror Story: Circus" started appearing all over the internet. Though the fan art may have been based on wishful conjecture, it looks like these artists may have hit surprisingly close to the mark.

During an interview on the Nerdist Writers Panel podcast, AHS writer Douglas Petrie was asked if season 4 would follow the rumored carnival theme. Petrie responded that "very roughly, that's the idea."

While that brief quote is hardly a solid answer, it does basically confirm that next season will follow a circus theme; though, to what extent remains to be seen.